UC Irvine Anteaters
| UC Irvine Anteaters | |
|---|---|
| University | University of California, Irvine |
| Conference | Big West (primary) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (women's indoor track & field) |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletic director | Paula Smith (Interim) |
| Location | Irvine, California |
| First year | 1965 |
| Varsity teams | 18 (9 men's, 9 women's) |
| Basketball arena | Bren Events Center |
| Baseball stadium | Anteater Ballpark |
| Soccer stadium | Anteater Stadium |
| Other venues |
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| Mascot | Peter the Anteater |
| Nickname | Anteaters |
| Fight song | "Anteaters, Go!" and "The Big C" |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Website | ucirvinesports |
| Team NCAA championships | |
| 7 | |
| Individual and relay NCAA champions | |
| 3 | |
The UC Irvine Anteaters are the athletic teams fielded by the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine). Its athletics programs participate in the NCAA's Division I, as members of the Big West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. For earlier years of the school's existence, the teams participated at the Division II level with great success as explained below.
UC Irvine fields teams in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country running, men's and women's golf, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's tennis, women's indoor track & field, men's and women's outdoor track & field, men's and women's volleyball, and men's and women's water polo. The Anteaters have won 28 national championships in nine different team sports. 64 Anteaters have won individual national championships, and 53 Anteaters have competed in the Olympics.